Bifid uvula

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Bifid uvula

ORPHA:99771Morphological anomaly

Also called Bifidity of the uvula · Uvular cleft

What it is

Bifid uvula is a fissure type embryopathy affecting the uvula at the back of the soft palate.

Key facts

Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
Classified as
Morphological anomaly

Recorded for the broader condition

Prevalence
1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)Cleft palate

Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Genes

GRHL3Major susceptibility factor
UBBCandidate gene tested

ICD-10 codes

Q35.7ICD-10 names this disease exactly

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0008637UMLS C4551488

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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